Why is it so hard to find a good YouTube downloader?

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They all either want you to settle for low quality video, download some proprietary program, jump through bizarre hoops, give them money, or just don't work.

When you do find a decent one that downloads high quality videos with the link and a single click it doesn't work on every video and often stops working at all within a few months.

YouTube itself gatekeeps downloading videos behind their premium paywall too, and I'm sure they play a role in disrupting these free services.

I remember back in the day when you could use the browser cache to save a video, but back then 360/480p was standard and 720p HD

I've had to resort to using PreserveTube to download some videos and their download speeds are ASS. Seriously over 15 minutes for a 60mb file is dial up tier.
 
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Lou Bega said:
This is a strange thing to be autistic about.
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They already told you what's best (yt-dlp).

If there's one out there, as you suspect, it will be closed eventually. And if you have time at home, and yt-dlp is set up, that's better anyways, unless you're in another computer and forgot how to install/update/configure the program & don't want to bother.

Then it's Russian roulette with Google search; prepare for some ear-wax cleaners ads or avast, or that woman within 1 mile of you that wants a sexual relationship.
 
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Because Google niggered them all up with HLS or some shit I don't understand but I know it's a lot more resource intensive.

Just get ShareX and screen record, problem solved forever.

P.S. can anyone recommend a screen recording program with better audio quality than ShareX
 
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dick brain said:
Because Google niggered them all up with HLS or some shit I don't understand but I know it's a lot more resource intensive.

Just get ShareX and screen record, problem solved forever.

P.S. can anyone recommend a screen recording program with better audio quality than ShareX
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Just use OBS for everything.
 
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When I want something quick I use notube which is a website that has results that vary in success. Copy and paste the URL, it even tells you if the video has a copyright. What I learned about that site is a fair amount of music that I downloaded from YouTube doesn't have a copyright even though it comes from the official channels.
 
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In the past, if I ever needed to download a single YouTube video on someone else's computer, I would just switch Invidious instances until I found one that allowed right-click downloading, but that ship has sailed.

SandyCat said:
Does that still work? Every time I tried it was always borked
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I have never gotten yt-dlp to work through command prompt. I've tried to follow online instructions but never had any success. I guess I'm just a retard though, because I use a yt-dlp gui called Stacher, and it currently works great for me.

Also, GrayJay and NewPipe both still let me download videos, but I only use those on Android. GrayJay has a desktop program, but I've never tried it.
 
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